HONOLULU - The University of Hawai`i men's tennis team won their third consecutive dual match, defeating the No. 4 ranked NCAA Division III team, Gustavas Adolphus, 6-1, Saturday, at the UH Tennis Complex. After losing their first three matches on the road, the Rainbow Warriors (3-3) have now won three straight matches at home.
UH won two of three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. Seniors Ryan Sceats and Jarrod Diepraam beat Brett Morse-Karzen and Adam Morgan, 8-3, at the No. 1 position. At the No. 2 position, the team of senior Bryon Weinberg and freshman Jeff Fitch dropped an 8-5 decision to Jesse Brauer and Loren Collins setting up the deciding match at No. 3. Freshman Sascha Heinemann and junior Chad Faulk pulled out an 8-5 victory over Andy Bryan and Mike Burdakin, to give the Rainbow Warriors the early lead.
UH won five of the six singles matches to earn the win. Heinemann defeated Collins, 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 1 position and Weinberg beat Adam Morgan, 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 2 court. Sceats overcame a 3-0 deficit in the second set to defeat Brauer, 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 3 court. Faulk trounced Bryan, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4 and Diepraam earned a victory over the 6-foot-10 giant, Morse-Karzen, 6-0, 6-4 at No. 5. At the No. 6 court, John Kauss outlasted Fitch, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Junior Derrick Lajola did not play, missing his fourth straight match, due to injury.
The Rainbow Warriors will take the next month off before their next match, March 11, against Navy at the UH Tennis Complex.
Match Results
Hawai`i def Gustavas Adolphus, 6-1
Singles (each match is worth one team point)
1. Sascha Heinemann def. Loren Collins (GAU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Bryon Weinberg def. Adam Morgan (GAU), 6-2, 6-3
3. Ryan Sceats def. Jesse Brauer (GAU), 6-1, 6-3
4. Chad Faulk def. Andy Bryan (GAU), 6-4, 6-2
5. Jarrod Diepraam def. Brett Morse-Karzen (GAU), 6-0, 6-4
6. John Kauss (GAU) def. Jeff Fitch, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Doubles (must win 2 of 3 matches for one team point)
1. Sceats/Diepraam def. Morse-Karzen/Morgan (GAU), 8-3
2. Collins/Brauer (GAU) def. Weinberg/Fitch, 8-5
3. Heinemann/Faulk def. Bryan/Burdakin (GAU), 8-5
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